Title :
Quality factor of laser diode beam tailored by Lloyd´s mirror interference
Author :
Fukushima, Takehiro ; Sakaguchi, Koichiro ; Tokuda, Yasunori
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng., Okayama Prefectural Univ., Okayama, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
The quality factor of a laser diode beam tailored by Lloyd´s mirror interference is numerically evaluated. A quality factor as low as 1.08 was obtained for the tailored beam, which was nearly circular in shape.
Keywords :
Q-factor; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser variables measurement; light interference; semiconductor lasers; Lloyd mirror interference; laser diode beam; quality factor; tailored beam; Diode lasers; Interference; Laser beams; Mirrors; Q factor; Substrates; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193669
